I hate spam and I know there are a gazillion phony missing child notices making the rounds on the web, morphing as they go. I cannot emphasize enough that this is for real. I personally know the person making the request.

This is about the missing son of a very dear friend of an old and dear friend of mine, and he has been searching for his 2 year old son for over a year. Amedeo was taken by his mother, who did NOT have custody.

He could be anywhere in the world, but the last known country was Germany. There is also a possibility that he may be back in the U.S. (California?), or he may be in India - the bottom line is that no one really knows!

1) Visit my post: "Missing Child - For Real" at http://flamingomusings.blogspot.com/2008/07/missing-child-for-real.html
for additional information for your post, or just crib mine. I won't sue! :-)

2) In your post you must use this .jpg of the poster from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children:

http://bp3.blogger.com/_mRnGhOqi2Sg/SIEouifOaeI/AAAAAAAAAOE/LOzRibb8Eic/s1600-h/poster.jpg

Do not re-size the image. It must be legible (whether real size on your blog, or if folks click on it).

3) Urge your readers, wherever in the world they are, to copy the image and e-mail their contact lists to spread the word.

Everyone who takes this Spark will be mentioned (along with a link to their blog), in posts in my blog, Flamingo Musings.

Listen, as far as this is concerned, I don't care about my own numbers - I just want Gino to get his kid back.

Let's unleash the power of the Blogosphere!